Kerala HC slams political parties over hartal

KOCHI: Coming down heavily on political parties for using “hartal” as a mode of agitation, the Kerala HC has observed that everyone from the banker to the butcher suffer and wanton destruction are its “never-failing nemeses”. The court said such form of strikes hit the state’s economy and image. “Not a man moves, not a vehicle runs, not even a mouse stirs. If anybody violates the agitators - usually political parties - dictates and stirs out, or opens office or shop, violence and wanton destruction are the never-failing nemeses.